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#496af2 color: The Rainbow Fish

#496af2 is rgb(73, 106, 242) in RGB and oklch(57.839% 0.20707 268.7) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

57.8%
0.207
269°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Royal blue
  • indigo-500
  • Black 5%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -76
Black text
4.63:1Readable · AA
Lc 33

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About #496af2

#496af2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 57.8% lightness, 0.207 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.54:1 contrast and black text 4.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is The Rainbow Fish (#4466ee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #496af2 mixed with white

  1. 496af2
  2. 597bf5
  3. 698bf8
  4. 7b9afa
  5. 8ca9fc
  6. 9fb8fd
  7. b1c6ff
  8. c4d5ff
  9. d8e3ff
  10. ebf1ff

Darker: #496af2 mixed with black

  1. 496af2
  2. 3e5bd2
  3. 344db4
  4. 2a3f96
  5. 203179
  6. 17245e
  7. 0e1843
  8. 060d2b
  9. 020414
  10. 000003

Calmer: #496af2 with less saturation

  1. 496af2
  2. 4d6de6
  3. 5270db
  4. 5773cf
  5. 5b75c3
  6. 6076b7
  7. 6578ab
  8. 6a799f
  9. 6f7993
  10. 757a87

Questions about #496af2

What color is #496af2?

#496af2 is bright blue. The closest named color is The Rainbow Fish. In RGB it is rgb(73, 106, 242), in HSL hsl(228.28, 86.67%, 61.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(57.839% 0.20707 268.7).

What colors go well with #496af2?

The complementary color of #496af2 is #9b7300. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0083cb and #8d52e1. The triadic partners are #d92f26 and #00972a.

Is white or black text more readable on #496af2?

White text reads better on #496af2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and black gives 4.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #496af2 a warm or cool color?

#496af2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 57.8% and its chroma 0.207.